Meaning of balance | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra
2. The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
3. A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium
4. A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
   uncountable
5. Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed
6. Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
   uncountable
7. See Libra.
8. In an undetermined and often critical position: Our plans were left hanging in the balance. Resolution of that item is still in the balance.
9. Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight
10. Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
    countable, figuratively, literally, uncountable
11. Taking everything into consideration; all in all.
12. A pair of scales.
    countable, uncountable
13. A pair of scales
14. To adjust a chemical equation so that the number of each type of atom, and the total charge, on the reactant (left-hand) side of the equation matches the number and charge on the product (right-hand) side of the equation.
15. Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
    uncountable
16. Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity
17. a paper showing a summary and balance of financial accounts. balansstaat كشف / كَشْف، بَيانُ الميزانيّه балансов отчет balancete bilance der Rechnungsabschluß statusopgørelse; regnskab ισολογισμόςbalance bilansileht ترازنامه tase bilan דַף מַאֲזָן पक्का चिट्ठा lista bilance mérleg lembar neraca efnahagsreikningur bilancio 貸借対照表 대차 대조표 balansas bilance baki slip balansstatusoppgjør; årsbalansezestawienie bilansowe هغه پانه چي بانكي حساب ښئي folha de saldo balanţă, bilanţ балансовый отчёт bilan...
18. The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
    uncountable
19. in an undecided or uncertain state. Her fate is (hanging) in the balance. onseker غَيْر مُتَوازِن в несигурност incerto na vážkách in der Schwebe være uvis αμφίβολος, επισφαλής estar pendiente de un hilo ebakindel معلق؛ نامعلوم vaakalaudalla en balance מוּנַח עַל כַּף הַמָאזנַיים अनिश्चय nesiguran függőben van goyah óútkljáður, í tvísÿnu in bilico どちらとも決まらないで 어느 쪽으로도 결정되지 않은 kabėti ant plauko karāties mata galā tak pasti onbeslistuvissniepewny ناڅرگند، گنگ incerto în joc нерешённый na vážkach...
20. Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
    uncountable
21. not steady. He hit me while I was off balance. van balans af يَفْقِدُ تَوازُنَه извън баланс desequilibrado nestabilní, bez rovnováhy aus dem Gleichgewicht ude af balance/ligevægt ασταθής, απροετοίμαστος sin equilibrio tasakaalu kaotanud نامتعادل epätasapainossa en déséquilibre לא יָצִיב neuravnotežen elveszíti egyensúlyát lengah í ójafnvægi sbilanciato バランスを失って 균형을 잃은 praradęs pusiausvyrą zaudējis līdzsvaru; zaudējis savaldīšanos tak sedia uit zijn evenwicht ute av likevekt niestabilny غير م...
22. A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
    countable, uncountable
23. having taken everything into consideration. On balance I think Miss Smith is a better tennis player than my sister. alles in ag genome مَع أخْذِ كُلِّ شَيئٍ بِعَيْن الأعْتِبار в крайна сметка no final po vší/bližší úvaze wenn man alles bedenkt alt i alt; stort set συμπερασματικά considerándolo todo, tomando todo en consideración, teniéndolo todo en cuenta kõike arvestades با در نظر گرفتن همۀ جوانب kaikki asiat huomioiden à tout prendre בְּסַך הַכָּל सभी पहलुओं को ध्यान में रख कर obzirom na sv...
24. The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
    countable, uncountable
25. A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless. Also called scale.
    scale
26. A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
    countable, uncountable
27. A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
28. The remainder.
    countable, uncountable
29. Libra.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.”

“These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.”

“Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.”

“The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.”

“I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.”

“The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.”

“I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.”

“The balance of the agreement remains in effect.”

“The invoice said he had only paid $50. The balance was $220.”

“Balance Luzon”

“Libra, or the Balance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the Womb.”

“The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]”

“The Balance, we have been told, "marks the equality of the days and nights at the equinoxes." Possibly; but the Balance is just the one sign not truly archaic, and I think we shall find that quite another class of reasons operated in the selection of objects.”

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